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Category: Pointless blather

  • A Bit of Free Advice for One of Our Readers

    Regular TAH readers know that Jonn has put a number of folks on moderation, generally for being a jerk.  That means their comments are held for review instead of being immediately posted.  Jonn later reviews their comments and decides, on a case-by-case basis, whether each comment gets posted or gets trashed. TAH is Jonn’s “house”, so Jonn gets to make the rules.

    One of the benefits of being allowed to post articles here at TAH is that you sometimes see a few of the moderated comments before Jonn trashes or allows them.  Some of those he doesn’t let through are a hoot.

    Recently one of the people Jonn’s moderating tried to post some stuff that Jonn trashed instead of allowing.  As a service to that individual, I’d like to address one of those comments that Jonn killed.

    The individual in question seemed to be a bit fixated on the term “taint”, as well as a bit confused.  In the comment Jonn killed, the individual went on and on about how much they liked “taint”, and how they got plenty of “taint” all the time.

    The individual concerned should recognize themselves by now. Well, “fella” – I’ve got a bit of advice for you:

     

     

    If I were you, I’d go and look the term up in the Urban Dictionary (link may be NSFW) before using it again, “amigo”.  Let’s just say the definition “taint” exactly what you seem to think it is.  (smile)

    And if you actually did know the definition and were using it correctly – well, whatever floats yer boat.

  • Jesus Will Forgive – but I’m Not Sure About Their Supervisors

    We all know that to err is human.  And we’ve also all heard some variant of, “If you’re gonna screw up, you might as well make it a good one.”

    Well, it seems as if one – or perhaps several – folks in the Vatican took those sayings to heart recently.  Here’s an image of a new Papal Medal commemorating Pope Francis’ first year as Pope:

    Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t ever remember hearing that Latin inscriptions often used the letter “L” in place of a “J”.  Or that Jesus of Nazareth really spelled His name with an “L”, either.  (smile)

    A total of 6,000 of the Papal Medals were reportedly minted in silver and bronze, and 200 in gold. Oopsie.

    More details can be found here.

  • Saturday open thread

    I’m going to Winchester, VA this morning to get some IHOP pork products (because the Denny’s, which are closer, don’t allow me to carry a gun), so I thought I’d give you some place to talk to each other. Drop off links, exchange recipes, talk about me behind my back, or whatever strikes you. I’ll be back in a few hours.

  • Yer Friday Afternoon Funny

    It seems as if some local officials in western Pennsylvania weren’t very observant when they approved the final design for a highway safety project.  Either that, or they had a “wicked bad” sense of humor.

    Scott Township recently had some traffic barriers installed.  They’re reinforced concrete posts, called bollards.  They’re designed to serve as safety barriers.

    Let’s just say the design of the bollards is, um, somewhat “open to interpretation.” And not everybody is pleased by the design chosen.

    Photo below the break.  (Probably safe for work, but use care around children and youths – especially if you laugh easily – to avoid answering potentially embarrassing questions.)

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  • Selected Headlines from Our Crazy World

    Talk about distracted driving!  Couple Spotted Apparently Having Sex While Driving On Ike (For the record, the “Ike” is I-290 in Chicago.)

    C’mon – the Whizzinator is so . . . 2005. ( Ask Onterrio Smith about it.)  Italian Long Distance Runner Accused of Using Fake Penis to Beat Doping Test

    It’s not the rest of us that are “weird”, Miley.  Miley Cyrus topless and tongue out for Rolling Stone, talks about America’s ‘weird’ morals

    What will those damn college kids try next during Rush Week?  College student accused of trying to recreate ‘Grand Theft Auto’

    53%?  Yeah, 53%.  Apropos, actually, considering the last election.  Barack Obama is political king of the fake Twitter followers, with more than 19.5 MILLION online fans who don’t really exist

    Must be that “new math” – from about Mar 2010 to Sep 2013 is apparently now considered “more than six years”.  Obama claims he hasn’t had a cigarette in 6 years — or has he?

    Sometimes you really do need to see a doctor – or even call 911, pronto.  Especially if you’re experiencing chest pains, tightness in the chest, and are sweating.  Cops: Man Found Dead In Car Had Just Googled His Symptoms

    Car died?  Well, give it a funeral!  Man gives his Porsche Cayenne a funeral at its last resting place

    I thought it was the Arkansas Razorbacks.  Wild Hogs Roam Streets, Scare People Near Atlanta

    I don’t even want to think about how it might taste or smell.  ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author to release novel-themed wine

    What’s next – cat-hair encrusted baguettes?  Parisian cat cafe offers “purr therapy” to animal-lovers

    Gee, who would have guessed?  Amanda Bynes reportedly unfit to stand trial

     

    Hat tip to Fox News and the Drudge Report for the above links.

  • Seven Years of TAH

    Today is our blogoversary. Seven years ago I got booted from Right Nation and it was like the millionth time I’d been booted from various forums (including the History Channel) and I decided to start a forum that couldn’t boot me. It began as an opinion blog like the millions of others and became a military-oriented blog through about two years of knocking around until I found my niche in the military community. I’m truly humbled by the fact that thousands of you choose to spend a couple of minutes everyday with us. I’m truly humbled by the friends I’ve made over the last seven years.

    I’m proud of the blog, but I’m always cognizant of the fact that I couldn’t have done it without you and the established bloggers who found some value in my idiot ramblings through the English language. We’d probably be just one of the countless voices in the wilderness without support from Matt Burden and Jim Hanson at Blackfive, Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit, all of the guys (especially DrewM and Andy) at Ace of Spades and Michelle Malkin.

    I guess it was five years ago that I took on COB6 and TSO as co-bloggers and that truly changed our direction and improved our success. We have about 20 others who can write here and do so occasionally when their muses poke them. I appreciate everything that they’ve done for me without pay over the years. Hondo being the most recent who has been a great help in both writing posts and research on phonies.

    But, we’ve always been a reader-driven blog which is why most of the posts I write come from you guys so we can talk about the things that interest you, with some Stolen Valor busts mixed in. We write about ten posts everyday because I’ve found that to be the magic number – to talk about everything you want to talk about. But more than 10 posts leave nothing to talk about tomorrow. So that’s how I arrived at the number.

    I’ve had a number of offers to work for other blogs and news folks, but my loyalties remain with this blog mostly because I don’t like to be told what to do and no one else offers me the opportunity to bust phonies. I treasure my friendships in the Stolen Valor business with Doug Sterner, Mary Schantag and Don Shipley, as well as Scotty and the Guardian of Valor folks who all fill my inbox with tips when I need them most. And the ex-wives and ex-girlfriends who also dish dirt on their ex-es.

    The ladies at Victory Girls wrote to tell me that their first anniversary is also today, so stop by and throw kisses at them.

  • Navy commander arrested for bribery

    TSO sends a link to this story about Cmdr. Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicz who has been selected for Captain and formerly commanded the USS Mustin a few years back. He’s been arrested for bribery, according to Stars & Stripes. You can read the whole article, but the only reason I wanted to mention the article was for this paragraph, highlighted in the email from TSO:

    [Leonard Glenn] Francis also tried to arrange tickets for Misiewicz and other sailors to a Lady Gaga concert in Thailand, and lamented that Misiewicz missed a group of female escorts that Francis referred to as his “Elite Thai Seal Team,” according to an email cited in the complaint.

    So, do they have a roster of the “Elite Thai SEAL Team” and does Michael Yon’s name appear on the list? I’m sure he’d like free tickets to a Lady Gaga concert.

  • Yer Friday Morning Funny . . . .

    . . . is below the break.  It’s probably safe for most work environments, but might cause some, um, interesting questions if viewed by younger children.

    Enjoy.  (smile)

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